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Bike parking on the new Mall: The good, the bad, and the confusing

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Some folks are confused about these
rack-shaped objects on the new transit
mall.
(Photos: Victoria Gilbert)

Here’s a bit of good, bad, and confusing news about bike parking on TriMet’s transit mall in downtown Portland (we’ll get to the issue of actually riding on it in a separate story).

Back in January, we reported on how stringent design guidelines that call for expensive bike racks have resulted in a major lack of bike parking.

TriMet architects, in their quest to create an aesthetically pleasing streetscape on 5th and 6th avenues, require the City to pay for silver, brushed steel racks that are much more expensive than their standard issue blue ones ($367 compared to $87). In addition, crews actually removed existing staple racks that didn’t conform to the design guidelines (including racks directly in front of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance office).

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Green Specialized Stumpjumper pro 1996

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Year: 1996
Brand: Specialized
Model: Stumpjumper pro
Color:Green
Size:18″
Photo: picasaweb.google.com/pepelepete/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOv45v2c2c6tAw&pli=1&gsessionid=-p41p8plBOb1BGQaB-HC7Q#5376782838630134850
Stolen in Portland, OR 97206
Stolen:2009-08-30
Stolen From: 4625 SE 67th ave, near foster front of building Performance Works NW
Neighborhood: Crack central
Owner: Picolo Stewart
OwnerEmail: pepelepete@gmail.com
Reward: 150.
Description: Thumb quick shift Shimano XT shifters, FSA handlebar wide, Alivio shifter rear scratched deep, XT stem, platform pedals redline, mavic rims, XT front derail, quick snap bmx fender,Eroded saddle cover.Street slicks 1.5 rear and 2.0 front and probably a fuckin mini u-lock still hanging from middle top bar of frame.
Police record with: Multnomah police
Police reference#: 09-77594
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

blue Giant Boulder 02

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Year: 02
Brand: Giant
Model: Boulder
Color:blue
Size:17*
Serial: CC4G1255
Stolen in portland, OR 97210
Stolen:2009-09-01
Stolen From: inside my apartment building 22nd/Irving nw
Neighborhood: northwest
Owner: sarah welty
OwnerEmail: sarahwelty4@gmail.com
Description: locking rear wheel, blackburn panier holder on rear.
Police record with: 09-078099
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Black Breezer Uptown8 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Breezer
Model: Uptown8
Color:Black
Size:26″
Serial: 02869MT11
Photo: http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/492/breezeruptown8.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97232
Stolen:2009-08-25
Stolen From: Garage
Neighborhood: Sullivans Gulch
Owner: M Coons
OwnerEmail: willco.42@gmail.com
Reward: Yes
Description: Bar end mirror and bell, rack, headlight tail light, Adams Avenue Bicycles Sticker
Police record with: Bureau of Police
Police reference#: 0975771
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Metallic Blue Nishiki Mixtie 1970’s

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Year: 1970’s
Brand: Nishiki
Model: Mixtie
Color:Metallic Blue
Size:Small Ladies
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-09-01
Stolen From: Gated back yard around NE Fremont & 13th
Neighborhood: Irvington
Owner: Season Kepfer
OwnerEmail: seasonmnk@gmail.com
Reward: I’m poor!
Description: Old, beat up frame with a bit of rust. Upright handle bars. Comfy seat. Needs a tune-up something fierce!
Police record with: 0978087
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

gold Kona Caldera 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Kona
Model: Caldera
Color:gold
Size:17
Serial: F509K0955
Stolen in Portland, OR
Stolen:2009-08-25
Stolen From: 72nd&Multnomah
Neighborhood: Montavilla
Owner: Brian Haugan
OwnerEmail: bkhaugan.1971@yahoo.com
Description: Bike was all stock from the store.In VERY good shape!
Contact Brian 503-515-4494
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Details emerge in Friday’s alleged assault (Updated)

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“All agreed that the car was going very fast in reverse and one person said he had heard loud words exchanged.”

We reported this weekend on an incident in which Wayne Conrad Thompson was arrested after he collided, in his car, with a man on a bike.

Thompson was charged with first-degree assault, a felony, a charge that is used when someone is suspected of having intentionally harmed another person with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

The Oregonian has obtained a court document and is now reporting more details on the incident. It occurred in a parking lot, they report, near NE 122nd and Glisan. Witnesses apparently heard shouting and then saw Thompson back his car “as fast as it possibly could go” into 52 year old Portland resident Michael Luther, who was riding a bicycle at the time.

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red/silver Gary Fisher Nirvana 2006

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Year: 2006
Brand: Gary Fisher
Model: Nirvana
Color:red/silver
Size:17.5 “
Serial: C95FN329
Stolen in Portland, OR 97212
Stolen:2009-08-31
Stolen From: Residential garage, NE Portland, near 28th Ave and Klickitat.
Neighborhood: Alameda/Irvington
Owner: David Balsley
OwnerEmail: davidb5@mindspring.com
Description: Front suspension, Adams trail-a-bike hitch on seat post, two black water bottle cages, plastic toe-clips, Topeak disc-style rear rack. Slick tires (700).
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Red schwinn frame road 198?

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Year: 198?
Brand: schwinn frame
Model: road
Color:Red
Size:57
Serial: na
Photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/bikeengs/StolenBicycle?feat=directlink
Stolen in portland, OR 97203
Stolen:2009-09-01
Stolen From: From Parking Garage 200 SW market Ave right across from parking attendent.
Neighborhood: SW Downtown
Owner: john schmidt
OwnerEmail: jmsec@bikeeng.com
Reward: 40
Description: “custom” straight lugged cross fork with, rattle can red. horiz dropouts converted to single speed track with hanger. Stickers on it, Never say die on front. rear brake bridge moved up. original 27″ frame but with 700c wheels. Front wheel mavic hub, rolf red 18h converted to 24h, internal nipples. Special fairly large seat bag with reflective greek symbol “pi” on back.. My proof ow ownership is pics of work i did on it.
Police record with: na
Police reference#: na
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

City reacts to the new cycle track

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Broadway cycle track unveiling event-3

Mayor Adams said things like the
cycle track are why Portlanders drive
an average of 20% less than
people in other cities.
(Photos © J. Maus)

Yesterday, the City of Portland unveiled their first cycle track. At a press conference on the campus of Portland State University, Mayor Sam Adams was joined by PSU President Wim Weiwel and BTA leader Scott Bricker to sing each other’s — and the cycle track’s — praises.

The turnout at the press conference by the local media was amazing. I counted four TV station cameras and a bevy of local reporters. In Portland, re-configuring a downtown street to create space specifically for bicycle traffic is a big story (especially when that space was created by removing one lane previously used by motor vehicle traffic).

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Denmark’s ‘Dreams on Wheels’ will make Portland stop

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Coming soon to Portland
(in more ways than one).
(Photo: Mikael Colville-Andersen)

Dreams on Wheels — a major exhibition of Danish cycling culture and its impact on urban design, transportation and society — is coming to Portland in October.

The exhibit is being brought to Portland through a collaboration between the City of Portland, the Danish Embassy, and organizers of the six-week Oregon Manifest event. Dreams on Wheels is a traveling exhibit that, according to a press release “merges urban cycling culture, design intelligence, and environmental consciousness”. The exhibit features case studies on how cycling has affected Danish culture and society.

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